Child Safety from the Internet

We all agree that internet is indeed a great source of learnings and knowledge. I myself is starting to exposed my 2-year-old daughter to some educational and fun sites aside from some DVDs and books. Its a little way of spending our time together. She got to enjoy and learn new things from these child friendly sites. Aside from being a working mom, together with my husband also manage an internet cafe. Most of our customers are college and some high school students. They came here for research and games (online and pc games). However, internet can also be a source of pornography. This makes me realize that this kind of business does not only mean business. We have responsibilities to these children and to their parents. Cyberspace is a vast world where all kinds of people are connected. Which means it is not a safe place for everyone especially to children. Parents, here are some helpful tips for keeping your children safe:

• do not place your computer in bedrooms where your children can be alone.
• monitor the websites they accessed.
• share email add and passwords so you can check some suspicious emails
• educate them about the internet about its uses as well as the dangers
• use blocking softwares
  

i suggest to all the internet cafe owners and to the parents who have internet access at home to block suspicious websites mostly porno sites. They are greatly alarming and a threat to our children moral values and safety.